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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.47%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
AUM
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MET icon
51
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$22.8M 0.7%
476,739
+9,469
+2% +$460K
KO icon
52
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$22.5M 0.69%
527,132
-5,733
-1% -$237K
BUD icon
53
AB InBev
BUD
$170B
$22.5M 0.69%
+202,750
New +$22.6M
FISV
54
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$22.2M 0.68%
688,028
-4,306
-0.6% -$136K
LQD icon
55
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$22.1M 0.67%
186,763
-3,975
-2% -$473K
VZ icon
56
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$21.2M 0.65%
424,031
+10,188
+2% +$506K
IGSB icon
57
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$21.1M 0.64%
400,786
+7,006
+2% +$369K
SU icon
58
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$20.2M 0.62%
558,381
+8,303
+2% +$333K
MDY icon
59
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$20M 0.61%
80,417
-367
-0.5% -$94.2K
RTN
60
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$19.3M 0.59%
190,172
+1,084
+0.6% +$104K
DOV icon
61
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$19.3M 0.59%
297,633
-711
-0.2% -$50K
BKLN icon
62
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$19.1M 0.58%
787,898
+23,733
+3% +$585K
T icon
63
AT&T
T
$159B
$18.2M 0.56%
684,413
-11,497
-2% -$306K
MTD icon
64
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$18M 0.55%
70,433
+1,398
+2% +$367K
AMP icon
65
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$18M 0.55%
+146,073
New +$17.9M
TJX icon
66
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$17.6M 0.54%
595,476
+20,514
+4% +$578K
LTM
67
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$17.6M 0.54%
348,246
-9,127
-3% -$418K
TDC icon
68
Teradata
TDC
$2.92B
$17M 0.52%
404,772
-21,628
-5% -$931K
CVE icon
69
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$16.7M 0.51%
620,167
-28,440
-4% -$868K
RMD icon
70
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$16.4M 0.5%
333,095
-11,260
-3% -$573K
CELG
71
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$16.3M 0.5%
171,457
+11,588
+7% +$1.05M
BRK.B icon
72
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$16.1M 0.49%
116,209
+611
+0.5% +$81.4K
COF icon
73
Capital One
COF
$128B
$15.3M 0.47%
187,000
+13,745
+8% +$1.12M
COST icon
74
Costco
COST
$422B
$14.4M 0.44%
115,304
+175
+0.2% +$21.1K
USB icon
75
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$13.7M 0.42%
328,098
+1,100
+0.3% +$46.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.